She storms into Velementov’s tent and tells him to end the war immediately even though he believes he’s on a path to victory. In the midst of the drama with Peter, Catherine is also dealing with the increased tensions with the Ottoman Sultan. The Great season 2 episode 10 recap: Is the Sultan a match for Catherine?
He coaxes him into working with him to win back their countries so they and their children can take their rightful place in the history books. After all, it’s exactly what happened to him in Sweden. Hugo tries to get to him, saying that Catherine will run him and Paul into the ground with these ideas. Their plans are foiled, however, when Peter realizes he can’t take Paul from Catherine but he can’t abandon him either - he’s trapped. Now she just needs to abandon Catherine, and they can live happily ever after. He decides to run away with Georgina and Paul, and Grigory stays behind asks Marial to run somewhere else with him. Peter is hesitant to the idea but hallucinates that Catherine will come after him. Georgina thinks the answer is obvious: to kill Catherine. They are all furious at Marial for messing everything up and attempt to come up with a plan together. Grigory then accidentally tells Georgina, who lets Peter know. Marial not only tells Catherine the secret, but she also inadvertently tells Grigory that Catherine knows when she can’t look at them while they’re having sex. (Photo by: Gareth Gatrell/Hulu) The Great season 2 episode 10 recap: Will Peter betray Catherine? Aunt Elizabeth (Belinda Bromilow), shown. Peter considers his options now Catherine knows his secret and all parties come together for a final showdown at Marial’s wedding. The Great - “Wedding” – Episode 210 - Catherine makes a devastating discovery about Peter before travelling to the war front for a meeting with the Sultan. Elizabeth says she already has by what she did today. Catherine tearfully tells Elizabeth she has to choose either her or Peter, as she has to kill Peter despite not wanting to. Catherine’s delusion about the world and the people in it is a blessing and a curse, and she needs to reconcile her beautiful ideas about philosophy to the messy people in it. Elizabeth discreetly gives a note to a soldier to warn Peter that Catherine knows and he should flee.Įlizabeth eventually calms Catherine down, saying that Joanna’s death was an accident and they only kept it from her so she wouldn’t find out the kind of person her mother really was.
She acts short and slaps Elizabeth, too, for covering it up. She quickly begins to spiral, punching herself to avoid her feelings and hallucinating Peter, knowing she can’t kill him. Catherine visits the grave to confirm for herself and is devastated. Though Grigory tries to stop Marial from telling Catherine the truth about Peter having sex with and killing Joanna, after Catherine goes on and on about how he’s changed and they’re in love, she can’t help the secret from coming out. Peter and Catherine begin this episode in total bliss - a fact that makes Elizabeth ecstatic and Georgina and Marial irritated. Weiss, are huge fans of the books who will protect the integrity of the series.The Great season 2 episode 10 recap: Whose side is Elizabeth on? When it was brought up that a concern is that future seasons will feel rushed if many details are cut out and the story is jumping from big event to big event, Lombardo noted that he in fact hasn't read the books, to illustrate that he is not telling the producers to just hit certain story beats – but added that the showrunners, David Benioff and D.B. It will be interesting to see if Season 3 (and beyond) get earlier renewals, giving the team more time to work – and perhaps allow for longer seasons. Game of Thrones was renewed while Season 1 was airing, long after it had wrapped production. The execs said, "If we could do 12 episodes, we would," but that the creators of the show couldn't "physically make more than 10" given the show's scope, size and cost without either having there be more than a year-long delay between seasons or the quality being diluted. During the TCA (Television Critics Association) press tour today, HBO executives Richard Plepler and Michael Lombardo were asked about the fact that Game of Thrones: Season 2 will only be ten episodes again, even as the books they're being adapted from get longer as they go on.